Case: EEOC v. PASS & SEYMOUR INC.

5:04-cv-00573 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: July 1, 2004

Closed Date: Aug. 11, 2005

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Case Summary

The San Antonio District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Pass & Seymour, Inc. and Kenmark Group, Ltd. in July 2004 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. The complaint alleged sex discrimination in violation of Title Vii of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The defendants allegedly engaged in a pattern or practice of limiting employment opportunities for males because of their sex. The EEOC entered into a consent decree with each defendant in June 2005.The five y…

The five year consent decree with Kenmark Group prohibited discrimination; required Kenmark to post notice; adopt a statement of non-discrimination; train human resources employees and managers for four hours on the requirements of Title VII; and pay $25,056 to an equal rights group. The three year consent decree with Pass & Seymour prohibited discrimination; required Pass & Seymour to post notice; adopt a statement of non-discrimination; train human resources employees and managers for six hours on the requirements of Title VII; and pay $475,000 into a settlement fund for potential class members who had experienced discrimination.

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Kevin Wilemon (7/29/2008)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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5:04-cv-00573	Docket EEOC v. Pass & Seymour, Inc., et al	Aug. 11, 2005	Aug. 11, 2005 Docket
5:04-cv-00573	Consent Decree as to Defendant Kennmark Group, Ltd. EEOC v. Pass & Seymour, Inc., et al	June 24, 2002	June 24, 2002 Settlement Agreement
1 5:04-cv-00573	Complaint EEOC v. Pass & Seymour, Inc., et al	July 1, 2004	July 1, 2004 Complaint
20 5:04-cv-00573	Consent Decree as to Defendant Pass & Seymour EEOC v. Pass & Seymour, Inc.	June 1, 2005	June 1, 2005 Settlement Agreement
	EEOC Litigation Settlements June 2005 EEOC v. Pass & Seymour, Inc., et al No Court	June 1, 2005	June 1, 2005 Other
	Office of General Counsel FY 2005 Annual Report EEOC v. Pass & Seymour, Inc., et al No Court	April 13, 2006	April 13, 2006 Other

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Under the Radar: Visibility and the Effects of Discrimination Lawsuits in Small and Large Firms Carly Knight, Frank Dobbin, Alexandra Kalev	Research on how discrimination lawsuits affect corporate diversity has yielded mixed results. Qualitative studies highlight the limited efficacy of lawsuits in the typical workplace, finding that lit…	March 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
	Case assigned to Honorable Orlando L. Garcia (ga) (Entered: 07/02/2004)	July 1, 2004	July 1, 2004
1	Complaint filed. (Pages: 6) (ga) (Entered: 07/02/2004)	July 1, 2004	July 1, 2004 Clearinghouse
2	Demand for jury trial by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (ga) Modified on 07/08/2004 (Entered: 07/02/2004)	July 1, 2004	July 1, 2004
	If ordered by the court, all referrals will be assigned to Magistrate Judge Nowak (ga) (Entered: 07/08/2004)	July 1, 2004	July 1, 2004
2	Waiver of Service by Pass & Seymour, Inc., Kennmark Group, Ltd.; Notice and Request Mailed on 7/19/04 ; Answer due on 9/17/04 for Pass & Seymour, Inc., for Kennmark Group, Ltd. (rg) (Entered: 08/02/2004)	July 30, 2004	July 30, 2004
	Summons issued for Pass & Seymour, Inc. (rg) (Entered: 08/03/2004)	Aug. 2, 2004	Aug. 2, 2004
6	Waiver of Service by Pass & Seymour, Inc.; Notice and Request Mailed on 7/1/04 (rg) (Entered: 09/02/2004)	Aug. 3, 2004	Aug. 3, 2004
3	Motion by Pass & Seymour, Inc. for David M. Ferrara to appear pro hac vice (tm) Modified on 09/15/2004 (Entered: 08/26/2004)	Aug. 25, 2004	Aug. 25, 2004
4	Answer by Pass & Seymour, Inc. (tm) Modified on 09/15/2004 (Entered: 08/26/2004)	Aug. 25, 2004	Aug. 25, 2004
5	ORDER granting motion for David M. Ferrara to appear pro hac vice [3- 1] signed by Honorable Orlando L. Garcia (tm) (Entered: 09/02/2004)	Sept. 1, 2004	Sept. 1, 2004
7	Answer by Kennmark Group, Ltd. (tm) (Entered: 09/17/2004)	Sept. 16, 2004	Sept. 16, 2004
8	Order transferring case to the docket of Judge William Wayne Justice signed by Honorable Orlando L. Garcia (sj) (Entered: 10/07/2004)	Oct. 6, 2004	Oct. 6, 2004
	Case reassigned from Honorable Orlando L. Garcia to Judge William W. Justice (sj) (Entered: 10/07/2004)	Oct. 6, 2004	Oct. 6, 2004
9	Report by Equal Employment, Pass & Seymour, Inc., Kennmark Group, Ltd. of parties' rule 26(f) joint discovery/case management plan (tm) (Entered: 10/19/2004)	Oct. 18, 2004	Oct. 18, 2004
10	Recommendations for scheduling order by Equal Employment, Pass & Seymour, Inc., Kennmark Group, Ltd. (tm) (Entered: 10/25/2004)	Oct. 22, 2004	Oct. 22, 2004
11	Scheduling order setting; Alternate Dispute Resolution Report due by 1/18/05, Joining of parties, amending of pleadings on 4/15/05, Discovery cutoff 10/24/05, Deadline for filing of all dispositive motions 9/1/05 signed by Judge William W. Justice (tm) (Entered: 11/05/2004)	Nov. 4, 2004	Nov. 4, 2004
12	Motion by Pass & Seymour, Inc. for (Paul Limmiatis) to appear pro hac vice (tm) (Entered: 01/11/2005)	Jan. 10, 2005	Jan. 10, 2005
13	Alternate Dispute Resolution Report filed by Pass & Seymour, Inc., Kennmark Group, Ltd., Party(s) agree to Alternate Dispute Resolution (tm) (Entered: 01/19/2005)	Jan. 18, 2005	Jan. 18, 2005
14	Order granting motion for (Paul Limmiatis) to appear pro hac vice [12-1] signed by Judge William W. Justice (tm) (Entered: 02/07/2005)	Feb. 7, 2005	Feb. 7, 2005
15	Stipulation filed by Equal Employment, Pass & Seymour, Inc., Kennmark Group, Ltd. (tm) (Entered: 03/16/2005)	March 16, 2005	March 16, 2005
16	Joint notice by Equal Employment, Pass & Seymour, Inc., Kennmark Group, Ltd. of pending settlement between EEOC and Pass & Seymour, Inc (tm) (Entered: 04/27/2005)	April 26, 2005	April 26, 2005
17	Joint Notice by Equal Employment, Kennmark Group, Ltd. of: Pending Settlement between EEOC and Kennmark Group, LTD (ac) (Entered: 05/11/2005)	May 10, 2005	May 10, 2005
18	Joint motion by Equal Employment, Pass & Seymour, Inc. to enter consent decree as to defendant Pass & Seymour (tm) (Entered: 05/27/2005)	May 26, 2005	May 26, 2005
19	Joint motion by Equal Employment, Kennmark Group, Ltd. to enter consent decree as to defendant Kennmark Group, LTD (tm) (Entered: 06/06/2005)	June 2, 2005	June 2, 2005
20	Order granting joint motion to enter consent decree as to defendant Pass & Seymour [18-1] signed by Judge William W. Justice (tm) (Entered: 06/06/2005)	June 2, 2005	June 2, 2005 Clearinghouse
21	Final Judgment and order entering consent decree as to defendant Pass & Seymour, Inc. signed by Judge William W. Justice (Pages: 2) (tm) (Entered: 06/06/2005)	June 2, 2005	June 2, 2005
22	Order granting joint motion to enter consent decree as to defendant Kennmark Group, LTD [19-1] signed by Judge William W. Justice (tm) (Entered: 06/28/2005)	June 24, 2005	June 24, 2005
23	Final Judgment and Order entering consent decree as to defedant Kennmark Group, LTD signed by Judge William W. Justice (tm) (Entered: 08/12/2005)	Aug. 11, 2005	Aug. 11, 2005
	Case closed (tm) (Entered: 08/12/2005)	Aug. 11, 2005	Aug. 11, 2005